Architecture firms Perkins Eastman and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut merge

Perkins Eastman Architects PC and Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, two New York-based firms with local offices, are merging their practices, creating a 600-member international firm.

Perkins has its Washington-area office in Arlington at 4245 North Fairfax Drive, and EE&K has its offices in The Duke Ellington Building at 2121 Ward Court NW.

Perkins’ 17-member local office will move into EE&K’s space, which currently hosts about 23 workers. The two firms also will consolidate their New York and China offices under the merger.

Perkins has about 500 employees worldwide, and EE&K has about 85 employees.

The merger brings together EE&K’s strong record in historic preservation and adaptive reuse and Perkins’ strength in educational facilities, large-scale design and campus planning, the firms said.

Perkins’ portfolio includes the University of Virginia Health System facilities in Charlottesville. EE&K’s resume boasts work on local projects such as the headquarters of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging at Rock Creek Overlook in D.C. and the West Hyattsville Metro station master plan in Prince George's County.